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Article: Reform from within; Streamlining the intelligence community.(OPED)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- December 15, 2004
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Byline: Darl Stephenson, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES
With the passage of the intelligence bill by both houses of Congress and the assured signature of the president, an intelligence czar will be created. There are negative and positive aspects to the position of national director of intelligence (NDI). Retention of tactical intelligence with the military commands resolves one key negative aspect of the position.
A critical bureaucratic matter that needs to be addressed is where this director and the staff will sit. It cannot be at CIA because this would immerse the new director into a culture that has been a problem for the intelligence community for ...